Poet To The Poor- Beyond The Poetry
Before one can
solve a problem one must find a solution. This is of course a mental endeavor.
One can only share a vision when one can articulate it. That is to express a thought into words so that it can be shared and conveyed to another. That is why
education is so important. To learn from those who walked our way in the past
and to have the means to learn from one another. We must be able to talk the
talk or we can never walk the walk.
I defy the
logical view of life. I am not saying that life is not logical. Rather I am
emphasizing that there is something more. There is an intangible that exists. A
'spirit' to humanity if you will. There is something that makes a certain
combination of musical notes pleasurable to the ear. There is something in the
right coordination of colors and brush strokes that thrills the heart. There is
something in words, when cleverly written that inspire the soul to action.
Poet To The
Poor, Poems Of Hope For The Bottom One Percent is a book of poetry with a
mission. It is one that will infuse the reader with a zeal of revolutionary
desire to change the world. For the common man has many heroes. Some, Jesus
Christ, Langston Hughes, Pete Seeger, Fred Hampton, Mumia Abu Jamal, Joe Hill
and Mother Jones are recognizable names. (And if you don't know them you should
investigate them!!) But there are many more. Unknown almost anonymous faces from my life who have
bravely struggled in their daily existence.
For you see
society is created from the whole. Though the rich man dominates, the world is
certainly not is. As Chief Joseph taught the indigenous lesson, 'nobody can own
the land'. In the same way 'nobody can own the truth'. There in lies the beauty
of Poet To The Poor. It speaks of those truths, present, past and future that
the bankers and their ilk would like for us to forget. It presents ideas that
have the potential of changing the world.
The Mistress Money
By John Kaniecki
She’s a sultry siren singing
her song
A temptress with a taunting
desire
Men blindly serve her doing
all wrong
Cold as ice hot as hell fire
Money, that’s her name
Evil is her favorite game
She seems to be a mighty
power
Her servants kill, destroy
and devour
But she is simply a piece of
paper
Free your mind you shall
escape her
Money, that’s her name
Greed it is to blame
Don’t fall in love with
Mistress Money
Don’t make her your sweet
honey
She’ll give you a thrill
All the while setting you up
for the kill
She laughs when nothings
funny
That’s Mistress Money
Poet to the
Poor is a journey. It will take you places that you never even knew existed. Important
places where you can gather strength and learn wisdom. It is a work in the
greater context of the left. It draws from our diversity but unifies us in our
purpose. To make the world a better place for all people to live in.
Above all it
is written for the disenfranchised. For the poor fellow who is down and out on
his luck. Hope is one of the most powerful forces in the universe. You can kill
a man but you can't kill an idea. If you can get a man to believe that there is
something good coming down the line than wonderful things will happen. Not only
will they survive but they will work towards a brighter future. Hope never
surrenders.
Please support
the cause by purchasing "Poet To The Poor, Poems Of Hope For The Bottom On
Percent". The Kindle edition can bought for less than two dollars. For
less than a cup of coffee you can get something the will warm your heart. And
if you are kind enough to purchase my book of poetry then please give a review
on Amazon. At a certain point I hope that Poet To The Poor will become a loud voice
in the never ending struggle against oppression for liberation of all. The
revolution will always survive it is up to us to make it thrive.
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